Project update pics: Del Sol Turbo Type R

[Mean_B16]

Well since the preview post option completly lost my first attempt at this post I guess I will try again (I HATE COMPUTERS) anyway..................
This is the project I currently have on my table, I am buiilding this one for a customer to his specs exactly, including motor swap (or should I just say install) Turbo, intercooler, wings west body kit and wing, Kaminari hood, Sparco milano seats, nos bottle, stereo system and converting the RH dash to left hand drive (pain in the ass). Here are the most current pics, most of the work now is going into making the turbo and engine bay fit together well, I am trying to make the engine bay look more like a civic than the integra it came out of. let me know what you think?

[ShOrtyOC714]

Thats pretty tight, did u mold the hood?

[Hash_man]

Yeah i was wonderin the same... did you make the hood yourself?.. and you have your own customers, im impressed!

Also how'd you make the turbo??

[ozstrider]

Im also intrigued by the hood.
And where do you get NOS bottles? Or do you have to make them? And if so....How?

[flyonthewall]

Sweet! The ITR engine swap works well with these coz its a small car, i mean with the engine being 1/25 scale!

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by Hash_man
Yeah i was wonderin the same... did you make the hood yourself?.. and you have your own customers, im impressed!

Also how'd you make the turbo??

I made the hood out of scrap plastic and putty, same with the nos bottle, I just need thick enough tubes of styrene to make the bottles.
as far as my "Customers" I have people hitting me up to build models for them to their specs, they find my website and then contact from there, pretty cool set-up I think.

[supratuner]

looks good, i really like it

[RyanGiorgio]

Coming out great! Keep it uP!

[fullbloodchop01]

damn that looks nice what kind of putty do you use?

[BLU CIVIC]

nice....what's your web site....my need you to make a 4th gen civic hb 4 me

[Mean_B16]

nice....what's your web site....my need you to make a 4th gen civic hb 4 me

My website is http://www.jacksoncreation.com

And to Fullbloodchop: I use squadron white putty, i have heard complaints about this stuff but I have never had a problem w/ it

[Midnight Racer]

Looks like a lot of work.But judging by your work you can get it done.

[BLU CIVIC]

Originally posted by Mean_B16


My website is http://www.jacksoncreation.com.

And to Fullbloodchop: I use squadron white putty, i have heard complaints about this stuff but I have never had a problem w/ it

I'M GETTING THIS
"We cannot find the specified site."

[supratuner]

Originally posted by BLU CIVIC



I'M GETTING THIS
"We cannot find the specified site."

yea me2

Jay: u evver consider making a lot of kits like that for certain cars? kinda like FOTW does?

I think a Some one needs to make a veilsdie C1 kit for the Tamiya Supra!

[Mean_B16]

Ooopps, I typed in the url wrong, I put a period at the end w/o realizing it. here try it now
My website is http://www.jacksoncreation.com

[Mean_B16]

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[Mean_B16]

Jay: u evver consider making a lot of kits like that for certain cars? kinda like FOTW does?

I need to figure out a cost effective way of molding copies of the original kits I build. I can pretty much make whatever kit you desire only thing is it can take a hell of alot of time to complete depending on how involved the kit is........There are not that many people I have come across that are willing to pay the $300-$500 it can cost to put 2-3 months of work into one of these crazy custom jobs. But for the few that want something custom and a one of a kind replica of their car they will pay what it is worth, because I will deliver. Maybe I will be able to start making resin copies and that would cut my price down significantly, anybody out their got what I need to make these copies?? I have a wings west CRX to start with, then I can copy this Del Sol and also my green SiR II H/B w/ the ITR swap.

[phatmitsu]

one question? why the hell ya spending time converting the dash? the del sol kit i have has both left and right hand drive dashes in it.. If ya want one of them let me know we can do a swap or something.. later rick s

[bah humbug]

Awesome keep it coming.

Great work.

[srlxy]

looking forward to seeing this completed..

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by phatmitsu
one question? why the hell ya spending time converting the dash? the del sol kit i have has both left and right hand drive dashes in it.. If ya want one of them let me know we can do a swap or something.. later rick s

Well damn, where were you a couple days ago? j/k I already finished the conversion on the dash tonight and it came out pretty well. Though I still may be interested in any extra Del Sol parts you may have, i.e. Lenses, decals, maybe your LH dash (it may look better than my conversion, let me know what U think?





I still have a little work left on the dash and the black is just a base coat so it to will look better when I am done.

[SuPeRcAr_MaN]

How much contour putty so you go through on all these projects??? Oh well, they always look great. Keep us updated on this one, I can't wait to see it finished.

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by SuPeRcAr_MaN
How much contour putty so you go through on all these projects??? Oh well, they always look great. Keep us updated on this one, I can't wait to see it finished.

It's hard to keep track but I buy a new tube about every 3 months or so. I don't have as thick a layer on the finished product, I just build up more than i need to make the desired shape and angle I want. I am hoping to have this one ready for paint by the beginning of March, we will see.

[phatmitsu]

hell one problem with the converted dash.. the heater unit has thje knobs on the wrong side now..Looking at my left and right hand dashes they swap the dirrection of everything.. dont if its like this on the real cars or not.. but my left hand dash has the temp know on the right side of the dash and yours is on the left.. But if ya want it pmme and let me know if ya have any little crap to swap.. Later Rick S

[ChopinPorkChop]

paint it pink!!!

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by ChopinPorkChop
paint it pink!!!

With yellow poka dots??? that would be sweet!! and then I could chrome the windows, seats and tires!!!!! this is sounding good!! any more opinions

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by phatmitsu
hell one problem with the converted dash.. the heater unit has thje knobs on the wrong side now..Looking at my left and right hand dashes they swap the dirrection of everything.. dont if its like this on the real cars or not.. but my left hand dash has the temp know on the right side of the dash and yours is on the left.. But if ya want it pmme and let me know if ya have any little crap to swap.. Later Rick S

hella observant! I did not even catch that, though I did not have a LH dash to compare it to. I may hit you up later to see what you have, maybe we can swap. for the most part I think it looks convincing so far.

[ShOrtyOC714]

Any finished pics of the RH drive conversion?

[Mean_B16]

I have not done anymore to it yet, the last pic of it is pretty much how it will look in the end. I just need to smooth it some more and maybe add a few gauges. When this is all done I will have all kinds of pics on both this forum and my website.

[phatmitsu]

its loking hella better then i could do..lol.. ive been trying to find a pic of the real car to try to find out what it looks like in the 1:1 scale.. Ill let ya know what i find.. Later.. Rick S.

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by phatmitsu
its loking hella better then i could do..lol.. ive been trying to find a pic of the real car to try to find out what it looks like in the 1:1 scale.. Ill let ya know what i find.. Later.. Rick S.

Thanks for the compliment, Is this what you were looking for?






http://www.wingswest.com/products_de...?page=1&id=486

These are the reference pics I have been using for the kit and wing.

[phatmitsu]

killer.. i meant on the inside to see how the heater controlis but man those pics are killer.. You need to do some copys of that body kit so i can but one... Later rick s

[Mean_B16]

Does any body have a LH drive "USDM" dash for my Del Sol??? the dash conversion is just not clean enough IMO, I would love if somebody has a LH dash to trade or something

[mike@af]

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT???

I want a del Sol so so so so so so bad and i cant find one. Where did you order it?????


WHEREEEEEEEE??????

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by GTmike400
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT???

I want a del Sol so so so so so so bad and i cant find one. Where did you order it?????


WHEREEEEEEEE??????

You can find them all over Ebay, just search in the toys and hobby section and search for 1/24 honda or better yet...Del Sol. I just looked a few minutes ago and I saw like 15-20 different auctions for them, I think there are 3-4 different versions also. All curbside of course, no motors here, you must use the Civic Si or ITR from Revell.

[supratuner]

its coming along good, cant wait to see it finished

[phatmitsu]

I have the left habd dash for ya contact me we can work out something...Laster Rick S

[Mean_B16]

Originally posted by phatmitsu
I have the left habd dash for ya contact me we can work out something...Laster Rick S

Hey man, have you checked you PM?? I really NEED your LH drive dash to complete this kit as clean as I want it to be. please respond

[cph81]

Great work!! That del sol looks :thumbup: .

[Mean_B16]

Here are some more update pics, I should be done in a few weeks! (I hope)







As always, comments are welcome!